Well here are my values, they push the pop in far enough to a distance that I consider unobtrusive. Oh you will still see it if you go looking for it but it should not be noticeable under actual gameplay… FPS took a somewhat nasty hit on my 5870 though (15 fps on average with a min of 30 measured). But I consider them acceptable for this sort of game…

I think the game looks pretty good really (with DOF off). I'll hold out a bit in the hope (against hope) that they do something about the bizarro plants, but I am sure I am going to have no trouble "training" myself to not see them if it comes down to that in the end